In this course you will use a realist philosophical framework to explore critical issues and practice in contemporary visual arts education. Investigations of the complex relationships between practices in art and art education, creativity, and the nature of students’ learning in art will provide a basis on which you can then critically examine a range of issues in curriculum design, implementation and assessment in Visual Arts in school, state, national and global contexts. Curriculum fads including visual literacy, visual culture and STEAM will be critically analysed in relation to the ways in which they may distort or support curriculum in Visual Arts.